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The Lord of Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and Loafer is Victorian diplomat, Marquess Dufferin, who sailed his private yacht to Iceland and the Arctic Circle and back in 1856. The Loafer is Tim Moore, a London journalist who decides to follow in the great man's footsteps. "Dufferin seems the personification of Kipling's If,observes Moore; "I'm more of a 'But...' man myself."
The resulting book brilliantly contrasts the derring-do of Dufferin's heroic gentleman-adventurer exploits (icebergs, polar bears and so on) with the derring-don't of Moore, who gets sea-sick, saddle-sore and twists his ankle. Moore has a great sense for timing a punch-line; this is some of the best comic travel writing since Bill Bryson or maybe even Jerome K. Jerome. For example, he turns suffering seasickness on a boat to Iceland into a laugh-out-loud, gut-pummelling episode. In this reviewer's opinion, Frost on my Moustache is sure to become a comic classic. --Adam Roberts
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There won't be a funnier or more original contender until Tim Moore publishes his next volume ... There hasn't been such a fresh voice among itinerant writers since Redmond O'Hanlon or Bill Bryson got started (SPECTATOR )
Regularly had me laughing out loud (SUNDAY TIMES )
His is a rare comic talent, and his debut a brilliantly sustained piece of travel writing (THE TIMES )
One of the funniest travelogues you will ever read (EXPRESS )
Regularly had me laughing out loud (SUNDAY TIMES )
His is a rare comic talent, and his debut a brilliantly sustained piece of travel writing (THE TIMES )
One of the funniest travelogues you will ever read (EXPRESS )
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A dangerous book to read in public... you will get some odd looks. This is possibly the funniest book I have read. I can't think of one that has made me laugh more. The idea is very engaging... Tim Moore tries to follow in the footsteps of an eccentric adventurer and in so doing casts himself as the hopelessly inept traveller, who achieves his task more by luck than judgement. He makes himself the target of some extremely funny, humiliating and indeed hairy situations, griping and moaning self-pityingly all the way... and the result is hysterical. He has a great style too: easy to read... sometimes whimsical, sometimes gritty. Always entertaining. A genuine adventure.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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In this and his later book "Continental Drifter", Tim Moore takes an old travelogue and broadly re-traces the journey. The original in this case is a Victorian account of a journey to Iceland, Norway and Spitzbergen (Letter from High Latitudes by Lord Dufferin - well worth a read too).
If you've ever enjoyed a Bill Bryson book you'll love this. He's clever without being a smartarse, funny without losing the book's focus, and researches his subject with real thoroughness, while still eagerly seizing on all cheap laughs wherever they can be found. What's more, unlike any of Bryson's books, he has a well-defined aim which he (mostly) sees right through to the end.
The descriptions of his destinations are wonderfully well-observed, helped by the huge changes of recent history. His reflections on Lord Dufferin himself are colourful and poignant. And the joke from which the title originates is a cracker.
If you've ever enjoyed a Bill Bryson book you'll love this. He's clever without being a smartarse, funny without losing the book's focus, and researches his subject with real thoroughness, while still eagerly seizing on all cheap laughs wherever they can be found. What's more, unlike any of Bryson's books, he has a well-defined aim which he (mostly) sees right through to the end.
The descriptions of his destinations are wonderfully well-observed, helped by the huge changes of recent history. His reflections on Lord Dufferin himself are colourful and poignant. And the joke from which the title originates is a cracker.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Whether you are planning a trip to Scandinavia or not doesn't matter. This book is such an extremely funny piece of comedy-writing that it has to be read at all costs. Tim Moore is fantastically perceptive when it comes to desricibing Scandinavian attitude and life style (platform trainers, stupid glasses, heavy late-night drinking et al). But nothing is funnier than his tale of German (sorry, Austrian)enduro freaks with vacuum packed musli on the loose in the Icelandic desert...
Most Recent Customer Reviews
boring book, content false!
After having spent time living in Iceland i was excited to read a book about someone elses experience there.
unfortunately, This book is full of nonsense. Read more
unfortunately, This book is full of nonsense. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tim
A not so great travel book
Ok first off. I love travel books. Its practically the only type of book I read...
I have read the likes of Danny Wallace, Dave Gorman, Peter Moore, Bill Bryson and the... Read more
I have read the likes of Danny Wallace, Dave Gorman, Peter Moore, Bill Bryson and the... Read more
Published on 23 April 2010 by Mr. Brain
A hard book to read
Normally with a book I'll read it in a couple of day's, but with this I'm having trouble. I really want to finish it, some of the humour is really quite funny, but the rest is... Read more
Published on 12 May 2007 by A. Peters
bad book
the contents of this book are rubbish.Most of it is simply not true about Iceland
Published on 25 Aug 2005
Warning
This book is the worst i have read in ages. Do not know where the 4 stars came from on the review!!!!!
Published on 25 Aug 2005
Made me want to write something.
I didn't but this book was so great, so funny that I wished I could write something!
Published on 11 Feb 2004 by C. Fisher
it is sad that it was writtern
I had high hopes for this book but unfortunatly it was a great disappiontment. First i should say that this book is well writtern, Moore is tallented, that is not what ruins this... Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2004
A Fantastic Read!
What can I say? This book is brilliant! If you're looking for a comedy book, then you absolutely must buy this one! Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2003 by Manwell
Easily the funniest writer around at the moment!
I love Tim Moore's books and this one is his best. I cannot recommend 'Frost on my Moustache' highly enough. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2003 by "clairgp"
Best read in private!
If you don't mind strange looks from your fellow commuters in the morning as you snort, bite your lip and turn red to stop yourself from laughing out loud then this is the book for... Read more
Published on 15 Oct 2002 by "30yosquare"
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